Fall 2002 Movie Descriptions

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Spider-Man (2002) (PG-13) 121 minutes Tuesday September 3, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   (Registration Day)

Peter Parker, mild-mannered high school photographer, is bitten by a genetically modified spider while on a field trip. Meanwhile, his best friend's father is working on a secret government project to create super-strong soldiers. He accidentally transforms himself into a violent monster who calls himself the Green Goblin and has the power to destroy the city. Peter, with his new persona and powers as Spider-Man, sets out to save New York from the Goblin...and to win the heart of the girl next door. Rated PG-13 for stylized violence and action. Short preceding movie: BigLove (11 min) When Sampson and Delilah pack up for school like dutiful children, Mom and Dad employ their own adolescent diversions to try to keep them at home. A whimsical role-reversal story with enough love to go around. In Cinemascope, starring Sam Rockwell (Galaxy Quest) and Mary McCormack (K-PAX).

Ice Age (2002) (PG) 81 minutes (animated) Friday September 6, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday September 8, 4pm and 7pm in 26-100

When the Earth is being overrun by glaciers, animals are scurrying to save themselves from the upcoming Ice Age. However, a sloth named Sid, a woolly mammoth named Manny, a saber-toothed tiger named Diego, and an acorn-loving squirrel named Scrat will brave the elements and become unlikely heroes. The four reluctantly come together in order to return a human child to its father. Rated PG for mild peril. (We don't make this stuff up!) Short preceding movie: In the Box (7 min) A film about space. About a wooden puppet. About a box. And about the quest for freedom.

Monsoon Wedding (2001) (R) 114 minutes Saturday September 7, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday September 8, 10pm in 26-100

Here comes the bride...but is she ready? In this romantic comedy, bride-to-be Aditi must negotiate with her traditional father Lalit Verma, who disapproves of his family's new "modern ways." As the family travels from all over to enjoy the festivities surrounding the wedding, Aditi faces the dilemma of how this arranged marriage conflicts with her more Western ideas of relationships. As the wedding unfolds, family members' stories are revealed, featuring similar conflicts between past and present. Meanwhile, the wedding planner is wooing the family's maid...Set in contemporary India. Rated R for language, including some sex related dialogue. Short preceding movie: Oil and Vinegar (5 min) A passionate tale of an Olive Oil Bottle and a Vinegar Bottle whose lives intersect for one brief moment.

The Piano Teacher (2001) (NR) 130 minutes Friday September 13, 7:30pm and 10:30pm in 10-250

Simultaneously controversial and highly-acclaimed, The Piano Teacher explores the twisted sexual fantasies of Erika Kohut (Isabelle Huppert), a professor of piano at a Viennese conservatory. Dogged by a domineering mother and a less-than-talented student with her own forceful stage mother, Professor Kohut soon finds herself stifled and in need of a release. She becomes involved with a gifted and unusual student who has expressed interest...until he discovers what she really wants. Winner of the Grand Jury, Best Actor, and Best Actress prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. Roger Ebert calls it "highly charged," while Stephen Holden of The New York Times deems it "powerfully disquieting." Desson Howe of The Washington Post notes that it treats difficult topics "with delicate restraint." First of five Tournées films to be shown at LSC this academic year. (*) Not rated, but contains scenes of graphic sexuality, nudity, and self-mutilation.

Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) (R) 96 minutes Friday September 13, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday September 15, 7pm in 26-100

After a dating spree from hell, single Jewish journalist Jessica Stein whimsically answers a personals ad placed by a career woman named Helen Cooper (by the way, Jessica is straight). The instant chemistry between the two women develops into an awkward, earnest, and hilarious courtship which blurs the line between friendship and romantic love. Rated R for sexual content and language. Short preceding movie: Seraglio (13 min) After finding an anonymous love letter a repressed housewife turns her neighborhood upside down in this tale of adulterous passion.

The Time Machine (2002) (PG-13) 96 minutes Saturday September 14, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday September 15, 10pm in 26-100

Guy Pearce stars in the most recent film version of the classic novel by H.G. Wells. A man invents a time machine that allows him to travel 800,000 years into the future, where he discovers the destiny of the human race. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence. Short preceding movie: More (7 min) A stop-motion film depicting a gritty, futuristic dystopia where happiness and bliss are very hard to come by.

Lilo & Stitch (2002) (PG) 85 minutes (animated) Friday September 20, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday September 22, 4pm and 7pm in 26-100

An experimental super-creature from a far off world escapes exile and lands on Earth. Immediately mistaken for a dog, he is adopted by two orphaned Hawaiian sisters who name the monster Stitch. The older sister, Nani, is in danger of losing custody of the young and troubled Lilo, and their difficulties are compounded by the arrival of the troublesome but endearing new pet. Meanwhile, the government that sentenced Stitch to exile follows him to Earth in an attempt to capture and return him to prison...without interfering with the indigenous life. Rated PG for mild sci-fi action. Short preceding movie: Icarus (8 min) 200 years ago, astronaut Kate Riley departed from Titan and was presumed lost forever.

The Believer (2001) (R) 98 minutes Saturday September 21, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday September 22, 10pm in 26-100

Inspired by a true story, The Believer recounts the transformation of Danny Balint from fervent religious student to rising star in a neofascist political movement that subverts almost everything he was brought up to believe. In a series of twists and turns, Danny exhibits all the passion of the converted as he promotes the violent attack upon and ultimate destruction of his most hated enemies, one of which is his own people. As striking contradictions multiply, something in Danny's soul prompts a complex and incredible resolution. With a uniquely intelligent and perceptive vision, the film steers us on a course which is both enlightening and enthralling, one which avoids easy psychological explanations. Rated R for strong violence, language, and some sexual content. Short preceding movie: More (7 min) A stop-motion film depicting a gritty, futuristic dystopia where happiness and bliss are very hard to come by.

MIT Student Holiday Monday September 23

LSC Classics presents...

Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) (R) 197 minutes Friday September 27, 7pm and 10:30pm in 26-100   Sunday September 29, 7pm in 26-100

Packed with extra footage, this director's cut of the 1979 film follows Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) into the Cambodian jungle in search of renegade Green Beret Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). Directed by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), this movie was described by critic Roger Ebert as "the best Vietnam film, one of the greatest of all films," and has passed into film legend. Loosely based on the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, it stars Harrison Ford and a young Laurence Fishburne. This was the very first film to use 6-channel audio with split surrounds, so the Oscar-winning sound mix will truly shine in DTS Digital. Also, for the first time ever, this film can be seen in dye-transfer TECHNICOLOR. Rated R for disturbing violent images, language, sexual content and some drug use.

Men in Black II (2002) (PG-13) 88 minutes Saturday September 28, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday September 29, 10:30pm in 26-100

Four years after the events of the hit movie Men in Black, Agent J must re-enlist the help of Agent K in order to protect a rare and valuable alien artifact, entrusted years ago to K's care, from an evil and sexy alien named Serleena. However, K has been neuralized, and doesn't believe he is an agent anymore. Meanwhile, the Earth will be destroyed if the artifact is not removed before an impending deadline. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some provocative humor. Short preceding movie: The Robber (12 min) A robber winds up locked inside an apartment after the owner escapes. He knows the police must be on their way, but he can't seem to find a way out.

FREE SNEAK PREVIEW Red Dragon (2002) (R) Tuesday October 1, 8pm in 26-100

Anthony Hopkins recoups his role as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in this prequel to the 1991 Best Picture Silence of the Lambs. FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) is called back from the brink of retirement to track down a brutal killer nicknamed the Tooth Fairy. The murderer, Francis Dollarhyde (Ralph Fiennes), who would rather be known as the Red Dragon, intends a woman named Reba (Emily Watson) as his next victim. In order to save her life, Graham must enlist the help of his arch-enemy, Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. Rated R for violence, grisly images, language, some nudity and sexuality.

Aimée & Jaguar (1999) (NR) 125 minutes Friday October 4, 7:30pm and 10:30pm in 10-250

Felice Schragenheim was a lesbian Jew who lived in Germany during World War II. Her lover, Lilly Wust, was the wife of an SS soldier the mother of four Aryan boys. This film tells the true story of these two women's walk along a tightrope of contradictions, amidst the simultaneous danger of Allied bombs falling in Berlin. Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actress (a tie between the two leading ladies) at the Berlin International Film Festival, and a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Picture. Sponsored by the MIT Germany Program.

The Sum of All Fears (2002) (PG-13) 124 minutes Friday October 4, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday October 6, 7pm in 26-100

Based on the Tom Clancy novel, this espionage thriller tracks a sinister plot to draw the United States and Russia into World War III, along with the efforts of a virtuous spy (Jack Ryan) to save the world from this fate. Terrorists have obtained a nuclear device and detonate it, hoping Russia will be blamed for the attack. Ben Affleck takes over the role of Ryan (previously played by Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin), who is called upon to uncover the conspiracy before it is too late. Also stars Morgan Freeman. Rated PG-13 for violence, disaster images and brief strong language. Short preceding movie: Billy's Balloon (5 min) A darkly hilarious and incredibly twisted look at a little boy and his balloon.

Y Tu Mamá También (2001) (Unrated) 105 minutes Saturday October 5, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday October 6, 10pm in 26-100

In this U.S. and Mexican box-office smash, director Alfonso Cuarón (who is slated to direct Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) delivers a sexually charged comedy which follows two teenage boys who go out on the road with an older Spanish woman they both lust after. This film boasts sumptuous cinematography, acclaimed performances by the young cast, and a subtle gimpse into Mexican life and politics. Not rated, but contains strong sexual content. Short preceding movie: Attack of the Chubb Chubbs! (6 min)

FREE SNEAK PREVIEW Knockaround Guys (2002) (R) 93 minutes Tuesday October 8, 8pm in 26-100

The four sons (Vin Diesel, Seth Green, Barry Pepper, Andrew Davoli) of major Brooklyn mobsters have to team up to retrieve a bag of cash in a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff. Specifically, the story gets started when Matt Demaret (Pepper) goes on a job to deliver the money for his mob father (Dennis Hopper) on the advice of his uncle (John Malkovich). Things don't go as planned though... Rated R for violence, language and some drug use.

About a Boy (2002) (PG-13) 101 minutes Friday October 11, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday October 13, 7pm in 26-100

Confirmed bachelor Will (Hugh Grant) tries dating a single mother and is so pleased with the results that he begins looking for dates at a support group for single parents. Instead of finding easy women, however, he is thrown into an unlikely and unwilling friendship with Marcus, the sullen son of one of the group members (Toni Collette, Muriel's Wedding). Can Will and Marcus help each other to find love with the opposite sex, and to help Marcus's mother to do the same? Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some thematic elements. Short preceding movie: Oil and Vinegar (5 min) A passionate tale of an Olive Oil Bottle and a Vinegar Bottle whose lives intersect for one brief moment.

The Bourne Identity (2002) (PG-13) 118 minutes Saturday October 12, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday October 13, 10pm in 26-100

In the Mediterranean sea, a passing boat finds Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) suffering from a gunshot wound and amnesia. Bourne is taken to France, where, unaware of his own identity, he learns that he is being hunted down by mysterious men. With the help of a French girl (Franka Potente, Run Lola Run), Bourne begins to discover who he is and what he is capable of, and the search becomes desperate when the mysterious men are revealed as assassins who intend to kill him. Rated PG-13 for violence and some language. Short preceding movie: Oops! (5 min) A group of specialist CIA agents fabricate what looks like successful srurveillance operation. However the "end" is not what they expected.

Columbus Day Holiday Monday October 14 Tuesday October 15

Scooby-doo (2002) (PG) 86 minutes (live action with animated Scooby) Friday October 18, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday October 20, 4pm and 7pm in 26-100

Our familiar friends from the classic TV series are back! The gang is tricked into reuniting after a break up a year earlier. They meet on a tropical island, where they must battle a mysterious force that turns ordinary teenagers into orderly, polite, and very dangerous drones for an unknown evil cause. Stars Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, and Linda Cardellini, with Rowan Atkinson. Rated PG for some rude humor, language and some scary action. Short preceding movie: In the Box (7 min) A film about space. About a wooden puppet. About a box. And about the quest for freedom.

Nine Queens (2001) (R) 114 minutes Saturday October 19, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday October 20, 10pm in 26-100

Two swindlers team up with family and fellow criminals to steal a set of extremely valuable and rare stamps. Social engineering and confusion ensue, as it becomes unclear who's really conning whom. Spanish with subtitles. Rated R for language. Short preceding movie: The Robber (12 min) A robber winds up locked inside an apartment after the owner escapes. He knows the police must be on their way, but he can't seem to find a way out.

LSC Classics presents...

West Side Story (1961) (Unrated) 151 minutes Friday October 25, 7pm and 10:30pm in 26-100   Sunday October 27, 7pm in 26-100

In this classic musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, two street gangs in New York battle for territory and respect. A former leader of one gang falls in love with a girl from the other, and they struggle to overcome racism, hatred, and dishonor in order to be together. Music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, coming alive in well-known numbers including: "Officer Krupke," "Maria," "America," and "Tonight." New York Times critic Bosley Crowther wrote of it in 1961: "... a cinema masterpiece ... the music and dances that expand it are magnified as true sense-experiences." Stars Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno.

Minority Report (2002) (PG-13) 145 minutes Saturday October 26, 7pm and 10:30pm in 26-100   Sunday October 27, 10:30pm in 26-100

In the not-too-distant future, crimes can be predicted using the gifts of three unusual people who are hooked to machines that read their psychic visions. An organization uses this method to prevent crimes before they happen, and arrest those who would have committed them. But is this a violation of human rights? A leader in the Department of Pre-Crime (Tom Cruise) is about to find out, when he is mysteriously pegged as the next one to commit a horrible murder. Written and directed by Steven Spielberg, with music by John Williams. Rated PG-13 for violence, brief language, some sexuality and drug content.

Eve's Bayou (1997) (R) 109 minutes Friday November 1, 7:30pm in 10-250   Saturday November 2, 7:30pm in 26-100   Sunday November 3, 10:00pm in 26-100

Kasi Lemmons' first film as both writer and director. In steamy 1960s Lousiana, the Batiste family leads a prosperous existence, but all is not well. The title character discovers her womanizing father (Samuel L. Jackson) with a guest, and finds her innocence shattered at the age of ten. Deep emotions come boiling out as sexual tension mixes with black magic. The film opened to rave reviews, with Roger Ebert giving the film four stars and prophetically noting, "If it is not nominated for Academy Awards, then the Academy is not paying attention." Funded by Office of the Arts Special Programs and the Program in Women's Studies. Rated R for sexuality and language.

The Caveman's Valentine (2001) (R) 105 minutes Friday November 1, 10:30pm in 10-250   Saturday November 2, 10:30pm in 26-100   (dts)

Intensely psychological, The Caveman's Valentine pushes the boundaries of a mystery. Romulus Ledbetter (Samuel L. Jackson), a formerly talented musician, is schizophrenic and now lives in a cave in the park. But when a frozen body is found outside his cave, he sets out to solve the mystery, meanwhile combatting his reputation as a raving lunatic. Directed by Kasi Lemmons and photographed by Amelie Vincent, the same director/cinematographer team which created Eve's Bayou. Funded by Counseling and Support Services. The Saturday showing will be presented in dts sound. Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality.

Blade II (2002) (R) 116 minutes Friday November 1, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday November 3, 7pm in 26-100

After the events of Blade, a mutation has occurred within the vampire community, creating vampires called Reapers who prey not only on humans but on fellow vampires. Blade, Whistler, and an armory expert named Scud are summoned by the Shadow Council, and asked to form an alliance with the Bloodpack, an elite team of vampires trained in all modes of combat to defeat the Reaper threat. Blade's team and the Bloodpack must destroy the Reapers before they can wipe out the entire human and vampire populations. Rated R for strong pervasive violence, language, some drug use and sexual content. Short preceding movie: Billy's Balloon (5 min) A darkly hilarious and incredibly twisted look at a little boy and his balloon.

FREE SNEAK PREVIEW 8 Mile (2002) (R) 118 minutes Wednesday November 6, 8pm in 26-100

The people of Detroit know 8 Mile as the city limit, a border, a boundary. It is also a psychological dividing line that separates Jimmy Smith Jr. (Eminem) from the mega-star he wants to be. Can a white kid with a blue vocabulary and lots of hate in his heart transcend his meager beginnings? 8 Mile is a provocative fictional examination of a critical week in Jimmy's life, starring multi-platinum recording artist Eminem, along with Kim Basinger as Jimmy's mother, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy and Eugene Byrd. Tickets available at 6pm in lobby 16. Rated R for strong language, sexuality, some violence and drug use.

In cooperation with LSC Classics...

Kasi Lemmons: "Magic Realism and African American Gothic Melodrama" Thursday November 7, 5pm in 3-270

A talk by filmmaker Kasi Lemmons (Director of Eve's Bayou and The Caveman's Valentine), the 2002-03 Katzenstein Memorial Fund Artist-in-Residence recipient. Sponsored by the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program, Special Programs/Office of the Arts, and the Program in Women's Studies. Additional information: 617-253-8844

Murderous Maids (2002) (NR) 94 minutes Friday November 8, 7:30pm and 10:30pm in 10-250

The Papin sisters are sent out into the dehumanizing world of domestic service, and little by little their repressed emotions become more volatile. After the sisters develop an incestuous relationship, they begin to fear discovery and a heart-wrenching decision is reached. Based on the true story, which gripped France like the Lindbergh kidnapping gripped the U.S., of the sisters who killed their employer and her daughter in the 1930s. This film won Sylvie Testud a Most Promising Actress César (the French equivalent of an Oscar), and was nominated for Best Director and Best Film Césars. Second of five Tournées films to be shown at LSC this academic year. (*)

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (PG-13) 94 minutes Friday November 8, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday November 10, 7pm in 26-100

An evil contortionist from the past, who likes to eat his flaking skin and paint men's private parts gold, has kidnapped Austin Powers' father. Austin must now consult Doctor Evil, whom he has caught and had imprisoned, in order to rescue his dad. But Doctor Evil escapes from prison, and intends to use a newly-built device to melt the polar icecaps, flooding the world's cities. Will Austin, with the help of beautiful seventies agent Foxy Cleopatra, be able to find his father and save the world? Rated PG-13 for sexual innuendo, crude humor, and language. Short preceding movie: Attack of the Chubb Chubbs! (6 min)

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2002) 172 minutes Saturday November 9, 6pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday November 10, 10pm in 26-100

Filmed in the barren wastelands of Northern Canada, and using an almost entirely Inuit cast and crew, this unique epic captures the authentic lifestyle of the Inuit people in their melodic language. In this setting, a timeless story of love, jealousy, and revenge is told with honesty, mysticism, and generous helpings of raw meat and raw emotion. Due to the length of this feature, there will be an intermission.

Veteran's Day Holiday Monday November 11

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) (PG) 94 minutes Friday November 15, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday November 17, 7pm in 26-100

Everyone in the Portokalos family worries about Toula (Nia Vardalos). Still unmarried at 30 years old, she works at Dancing Zorba's, the Greek restaurant owned by her parents, Gus (Michael Constantine) and Maria (Lainie Kazan). Toula smells like garlic bread. Vowing that she'd rather stab herself in the eye with a red-hot poker than work in the restaurant for the rest of her life, this Greek girl is ready for a change. Unfortunately, the rest of her family is not. After taking a job at her aunt's travel agency, she falls in love with Ian Miller (John Corbett), a high school teacher who is tall, handsome, and definitely not Greek. Toula isn't sure which will be more upsetting to her old-fashioned father: that Ian is a Xeno (foreigner), or that he's a vegetarian. But none of it matters once he asks her to marry him. Toula knows that if he can pass muster with her crazy relatives and get baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church...their big fat Greek wedding, including one powder blue limousine, two ice sculptures and ten bridesmaids in turquoise dresses, will be a piece of cake, five layers high with a plastic staircase and a fountain of champagne. Rated PG for sensuality and language. Short preceding movie: Seraglio (13 min) After finding an anonymous love letter a repressed housewife turns her neighborhood upside down in this tale of adulterous passion.

Road to Perdition (2002) (R) 119 minutes Saturday November 16, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday November 17, 10pm in 26-100

A mobster's son sneaks out in order to find out what his father does for a living, and accidentally witnesses a murder. In order to protect his son's life, the father (Tom Hanks) must flee with the son, robbing "dirty" Mafia money from banks along the way. Meanwhile, a hit-man photographer (Jude Law), who takes pictures of his victims, chases them across the country on the orders of the boss's son. The mob leader (Paul Newman) must now choose sides between his real son, who has betrayed him, and the more loyal surrogate whose own family is now in peril. Rated R for violence and language. Short preceding movie: Oops! (5 min) A group of specialist CIA agents fabricate what looks like successful srurveillance operation. However the "end" is not what they expected.

A FREE SNEAK PREVIEW... Friday After Next (2002) (R) 85 minutes Thursday November 21, 8pm in 26-100

In this sequel to Friday (1995) and Next Friday (2000), the cousins have moved out of their parents houses and into their own crib. After having Christmas present and rent money stolen by someone posing as Santa, Craig (Ice Cube) and Day Day (Mike Epps) get jobs working as unarmed security guards in the local mall, and team up to catch the thief. MIT or Wellesley ID required. Tickets available at 6pm in lobby 16. Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use.

LSC Classics presents...

Rear Window (1954) (PG) 112 minutes Friday November 22, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday November 24, 7pm in 26-100

Regarded as one of Alfred Hitchcok's best films, Rear Window tells the story of wheelchair-bound photographer Jeffries (Jimmy Stewart) who passes time by spying on his neighbors from his apartment window. One night, he sees something suspicious and becomes convinced that one of his neighbors has murdered, cut up, and buried his wife. He enlists the help of his society model girlfriend (Grace Kelly) and his nurse, and races to dig up evidence to ensure that justice is done. Described by famed French director Francois Truffaut as "one of those rare movies without imperfection," Rear Window mixes romance, humor, and bloody murder to grab your attention like no other film.

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) (PG) 97 minutes Saturday November 23, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday November 24, 10pm in 26-100

Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Wilkinson, and Judi Dench star in this elaborate adaptation of the famous comedy by Oscar Wilde. Amusements abound as two women are each determined to marry someone named Ernest. Each thinks she has found the love of her life, only later realizing that she has been misled. Will love triumph over the confusion and controversy which arises? Rated PG for mild sensuality.

Signs (2002) (PG-13) 106 minutes Friday December 6, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday December 8, 7pm in 26-100

Town reverend Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) and his brother Merill (Joaquin Phoenix) awake one morning in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to find the dogs barking and the children wandering bleary-eyed in the corn fields. Investigating, they discover a pattern of perfectly carved crop circles left the night before. Ignoring the media frenzy that results from these strange occurrences, Hess rejects the idea that extraterrestrials are invading. His search for answers allows him to reexamine his faith and find truths he has sought all his life. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable). Rated PG-13 for some frightening moments.

XXX (2002) (PG-13) 124 minutes Saturday December 7, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Sunday December 8, 10pm in 26-100

Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When US Government Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. The mission: to gather information on an organization led by the nihilistic Yorgi, that may just be planning the destruction of the world. Rated PG-13 for violence, non-stop action sequences, sensuality, drug content and language.

One Hour Photo (2002) (R) 98 minutes Thursday December 12, 7pm and 10pm in 26-100   Saturday December 14, 7pm in 26-100

Sy "The Photo Guy" (Robin Williams) leads a lonely life, interacting with people only through his job at a One Hour Photo booth in the local Save-Mart. Behind the counter, he obsesses over every photo, not only spending every effort to produce a perfect picture, but examining the lives that have been captured. He even keeps a copy of every photo he develops. One seemingly perfect family catches his eye, and he begins to pursue a relationship with them, until he discovers that they are not so perfect after all. His reaction sends him careening over the edge of sanity into the netherworld of paranoia. Rated R for sexual content and language.

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (PG-13) 178 minutes Friday December 13, 6pm and 10pm in 26-100   Saturday December 14, 10pm in 26-100

Back by popular demand for an encore performance. Don't miss The Fellowship of the Ring one last time on the big screen just days before the premiere of The Two Towers! Through a strange twist of fate, a small Hobbit named Frodo (Elijah Wood) acquires an ancient and powerful Ring. His friend, the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord. Frodo then embarks on a perilous journey to destroy it. The Hobbit is joined on his quest by an eclectic collection of friends who form a pact, called the Fellowship of the Ring, to help Frodo complete the quest. Only through the destruction of the Ring at its birthplace will Middle Earth finally be saved from the Dark Lord's reign. But will the members of the Fellowship be able to resist the Ring's seductive pull? Based on the first in the classic Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. Rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images.